UNSOLVED: Delia Adriano - 09/26/1982 - Oakville, ON
By: S.M. Last Updated: 07/07/20
The Unsolved Murder of Delia Adriano
Murdered September 26, 1982Oakville, Ontario Age: 25It’s been 38 years. Someone knows who killed Delia Adriano.
On Sunday, September 26, 1982, 25-year-old Delia Adriano was dropped off at her parents home in Oakville by her fiancé Danny Dutra. It was approximately 9:30 p.m.
The couple had spent the day together, watching a soccer game and going to a barbecue.
At 10:30 p.m., witnesses reported hearing a scream.
Other witnesses reported a woman matching Delia’s description being forced into a car by a man. The witnesses reported hearing an argument, and seeing the car drive away with its lights off. Her purse was found on the sidewalk near her home the next day.
Delia Adriano. Image: Inside Halton
Found November 6, 1982
On November 6, 1982, Adriano’s nude body was found by Del Parcham, a woodcutter, in a wooded area known as Lover’s Lane, at the intersection of Third Side Road and Second Line, near Milton/Campbelleville.
Her cause of death was not determined. Adriano’s family and police believe Delia knew the person who killed her.
Her fiancé is not a suspect.
Description of Suspect and Vehicle
The vehicle used in Delia Adriano’s abduction and murder is described as a dark coloured Chevrolet Chevette (or similar type vehicle) two door, automatic transmission with three (3) stripes along the side of the vehicle. The vehicle had Ontario licence plates.
Composite of the suspect in Delia Adriano’s murder. Male, white, 5 7" to 5 9", medium build with brown hair feathered back to the neck.
According to Canadian Crimeopedia, the car was seen parked in the driveway of a model home sales office nearby.
The suspect is described as a white male, 5 7" to 5 9" tall, medium build with brown hair feathered back to the neck.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information can contact Det. Phil Campbell at 905-465-8736 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Also, through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca or by texting "Tip 201" with your message to 274637 (crimes).
Description of suspect vehicle: Dark coloured Chevrolet Chevette (or similar type vehicle) two-door, automatic transmission with three stripes along the side of the vehicle. The car had Ontario licence plates. Source: Inside Haldon
From the Halton Police website:
On Sunday, September 26, 1982 at approximately 9:30 p.m., Delia Adriano, 25 years, was last seen walking towards the side entrance to her home on Wildwood Drive in the Town of Oakville, Ontario, where she had been dropped off by a friend. Later the same evening at approximately 10:30 p.m., witnesses reported hearing a woman screaming in the area of Wildwood Drive and Slade Crescent. A young woman fitting Delia’s description was observed being forced into a dark sub-compact vehicle by a male suspect. A struggle continued inside this vehicle before the vehicle drove away with its lights turned off.
On Saturday, November 6, 1982 the body of Delia Adriano was located in a wooded area near 2nd Line and #3 Side Road, Milton, Ontario.
Slade Crescent and Wildwood Drive in Oakville, ON, where Delia Adriano was taken from outside her parents’ home on Sept. 26, 1982.
The approximate location where Delia Adriano’s body was found on Nov. 6, 1982, near Milton, ON, in Campbleville, in a wooded area near 2nd Line and #3 Side Road.
Map of Key Locations:
This map shows the distance between Slade Crescent and Wildwood Drive, where Delia was last seen alive, and where her body was found near Milton in Campbleville. The Halton Police profile on her case states the distance between the locations was 32 km.
Last Updated: 07/07/20
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